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Broken Overhead Wire Halts Rapid Train on Seto Ohashi Bridge; No Reported Injuries, Passengers Transferred to New Train
TAKAMATSU — A rapid train bound for Okayama from Takamatsu on the JR Seto-Ohashi Line came to a h...
November 10, 2024
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‘Women Over 30 Would Have Uteruses Removed’; Remarks of CPJ Leader, Novelist Naoki Hyakuta Get Wide Attention
Women “would have their uteruses removed when they turn over 30,” Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the Co...
November 10, 2024
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Singer Ryuichi Kawamura Performs at Underground Maglev Line Construction Site; Sagamihara Linear Festa Held at Station of the Delayed Linear Chuo Shinkansen
SAGAMIHARA — An event was held at the construction site of a station in Sagamihara for the Linear...
November 10, 2024
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Tokyo Rated Most Desirable City by U.K. Magazine Wanderlust
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Tokyo topped British travel magazine Wanderlust’s 2024 list of the most des...
November 10, 2024
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No Risk of Tsunami from Mt. Lewotobi Eruption, Meteorological Agency Says; Agency Had Been Monitoring Threat
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that there is no threat to Japan of a tsunami as a ...
November 9, 2024
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s last work nominated for Grammy
LOS ANGELES (Jiji Press) — Late music legend Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final solo piano concert work “Op...
November 9, 2024
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TEPCO Reports Fukushima Reactor Debris Weighing 0.7 Grams in Latest Extraction; Piece Will Be Analyzed at Ibaraki Research Facility
The small amount of nuclear fuel debris removed in experimental operations at the No. 2 reactor o...
November 9, 2024
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Japan Agency Monitors Possible Tsunami Following Eruption in Indonesia; Large Eruption Observed at Mt. Lewotobi
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that a volcano erupted on an Indonesian island in S...
November 9, 2024
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Yomiuri Shimbun Wins Prize for Reports on Abandoned Organ Transplants; MEJA Praises Reporters for Impact
A series of articles by a Yomiuri Shimbun team on the problems faced by hospitals that led to org...
November 8, 2024
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Ahead of Zodiac Snake Year, Snake Kite Production at Peak in Nagoya
NAGOYA — Production of traditional Japanese kites featuring snakes is reaching its peak in Takomo...
November 8, 2024
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Typhoon Yinxing in South China Sea, Heading for Hainan Island
Typhoon Yinxing, or Typhoon No. 22, was in the South China Sea as of 9 a.m. on Friday, moving wes...
November 8, 2024
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Japan’s Year-End Gifts Strive For ‘Modest Luxury’; Department Stores Showcase Budget-Friendly Offerings to Attract Customers amid Rising Costs
Department stores nationwide have started full-scale battles for year-end gifts. It is believed t...
November 8, 2024
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Nuclear Fuel Debris Sample Removed At Fukushima Plant; Material To Be Analyzed Ahead Of Full-Scale Removal
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. successfully removed a small amount of nuclear fuel d...
November 7, 2024
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Mt. Fuji Covered with Snow For 1st Time This Season; Announcement Comes 36 Days Later Than Average
The peak of Mt. Fuji was confirmed to be covered with snow for the first time this season, the Ko...
November 7, 2024
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Sake Brewing to Get Bump from UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Designation; Sales Drop in Japan Even as More Sold Abroad
With traditional brewing techniques for making sake, shochu and awamori expected to be registered...
November 7, 2024
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